Trade literature

The leaves are tipped in on guard sheets; most of the leaves appear to consist of two leaves each approximately 20 cm. tall, taped one above the other; each taped pair of leaves is counted as one leaf in the pagination statement.

The two final leaves appear to be from a different, unidentified catalogue.

Bookplate: Purchased by the Mary Stuart Book Fund ... Cooper Union Library.

Modern binding of burgundy half-leather over marbled paper boards; gilt-tooled spine.

Imperfect: t.p. wanting; title supplied by cataloger.

Binder's title: Metal work.

Some leaves have watermarked dates of 1818 or 1819.

Includes index.

Each item has its own engraved stock number, and the items are arranged non-sequentially throughout the catalogue.

Includes some engraved captions, as well as manuscript annotations with pricing information.

Catalog of brass hardware and ornaments, such as: bed caps, cloak pins, commodes, decanter stands, picture frames, mortise locks, rosettes, sconces, etc.

CHMRB preservation buckram enclosures supported by the Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF) in 2014.

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